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Abhay Singh Kathayat @abhaysingh281

SQL INNER JOIN Vs OUTER JOIN Differences Explained

INNER JOIN returns matching rows only, while OUTER JOIN includes all rows from one or both tables, even with no match.

What is the Difference Between INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN?

In SQL, INNER JOIN and OUTER JOIN are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column. The primary difference lies in how these joins handle unmatched rows.


  
  
  1. INNER JOIN

The INNER JOIN returns only the rows that have matching values in both tables. If there is no match, the row is excluded from the result.

  
  
  Syntax:


SELECT columns
FROM table1
INNER JOIN table2
ON table1.column = table2.column;

    
    

    
    




  
  
  Key Characteristics:

Returns rows where there is a match in both...